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Hart + Brayton: The Hopefuls

Did Matt Beer accidently spilled beans on the Other Site, or is he just guessing?

Respect to the Hills, wish them nothing but the best! Even if Sam was to decide to step away from racing for good…. he has nothing to prove, he’s done all that already, put his stamp of DH/Enduro racing and inspired a lot of people along the way. Given the current state of the mountain bike scene and racing I can’t blame them for taken this time out, given the kids a life that will help massively in the future if they want to pursue the Moto racing full time.

Always question authority

I left out Bruni. He's damn near boring, but only because he's the DH version of a ski racer. Methodical. Tucked. Shaved visor. Yoga pants. Wind tunnel dynamics. The Alien influence that wins races but at the same time bugs the shlt out of the moto purist in me. He's so mute, steady & damn near inanimate on course, I don't like watching him. But...that's the French aerodynamics & efficiencies...would he have lost a bunch of races if he was forced to wear a full size visor & not get $1000 ski jump skinsuits meant to "look" like DH kit???

having also been following DH for as long or longer, i'd say he's the most gifted racer... i still believe fairclough is the most gifted bike rider we've been fortunate enough to witness.

what does this mean for team rumors

I just want to hear a podcast where GM in his very polite and respectful South African accent sets fire to Santa Cruz and burns all bridges with his PON corporate overlords in a scorched earth "Tell All" rivaling the Milli Vanilli scandal and C&C Music Factory debacle where he unveils that his last 2 wins were using an EEB motor that had been secretly developed in his Honda days that he never offically raced. But then, once Father Time came calling, he folded to PON's relentless pressures to win at all cost & electric motored his way to a...

I know it's from that other site, but too funny to not share

As for Frameworks, the boys will be back riding locally this week. Maybe the newest rider will be with Neko & Asa?

FMD trolling ???

Unless they were trying to keep it secret. Classic misdirection. Brilliant Of course I'm kidding and just talking shit.

My speculation is that last year was planned to be Greg's last season. Based on that and the season Jackson had, Santa Cruz allocated funds to lock Jackson in for a long time. It was stated that Santa Cruz has Jackson locked in for a long term contract and it's clear they view Jackson as their future star. They didn't budget for a 2024 season for Greg. By the time Greg decided that he didn't want to finish on bad season and wanted to race 2024 the team budget was spent. With the struggles at PON and all bike companies...

Speculation is that Greg was supposed to have a big year last year (World Champs Fort Bill) and go out 'on top'. Or at least with a good year under his belt. Santa Cruz hurting like all other brands right now probably planning to have him off the payroll for 2024--which was likely a huge relief. Then his season started going to shit and and it all started piling up. He had tons of bad luck and his season was lack-luster. He has said himself he didn't want to go out like that. Also, I don't think Greg is getting...

I wonder if he'll have a similar deal to Brendan at Scott . Attached to the team but still able to bring along his own personal sponsors. I'd love to know who instigated this . If GM is still serious about getting top results , and I have no doubt he's capable of it , then Norco seems a less than obvious move . Specialized gravity or trek maybe , but I can't see Norco having the resources of those top teams .

Having pretty mixed feelings abouts all this tbh... But it also raises some questions in my opinion: 1. Will this affect Peatys role at the Syndicate? Looks like he's the only one left from the good old days. 2. Is there any relation to what was happening around Roskopp a year (?) ago? 3. Is this a major marketing fail? Imagine all the exposure the GOAT will drive to a brand on what is maybe his farewell tour. Plus the Syndicate always had these family vibes and people loved it. Loosing GM somehow feels like they loosing a huge part...

GOAT back to Honda Racing Corporation gearboxes? More importantly, a friend suggested Pon change the name to Santa Cruz Factory now, Syndicate is dead.

Greg’s replacement rumoured to be a junior female rider

2025

Someone pay this guy for making this thread finally worthwhile, 40 pages too late...